Sewall, Joseph, 1688-1769

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Minister, Old South Church.

From the description of List of marriages performed by Rev. Joseph Sewall, 1719 April 9-1720 Feb. 25. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 297169528

Joseph Sewall (1688-1769) served as Minister of the Old South Church of Boston. He was the eighth child of Samuel Sewall (1652-1730), the famous diarist and judge. The younger Sewall graduated from Harvard College in 1707. He was a distant relative of William Bartlett Sewall (1782-1869), Joseph Sewall (1795-1851), and Edmund Quincy Sewall (1828-1908).

From the description of Compendium Logica, secundum principia D. Renati Descartes, Catechistico propositum, 1704?-1705? (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 207169896

Joseph Sewall was born into a privileged and aristocratic Boston family. Educated at Harvard, he became pastor of the prestigious Old South Church. As heir to the orthodox Puritan tradition of Cotton Mather, Sewall preached and wrote in support of traditional New England values, fighting what amounted to a losing battle with the enlightenment and the growing cosmopolitan spirit of the United States. Sewall was an unwavering supporter of the Puritan ethic, and a learned, erudite scholar.

From the description of Joseph Sewall sermon draft, between 1713-1769. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 57759787

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creatorOf Sewall, Joseph, 1688-1769. Joseph Sewall sermon draft, between 1713-1769. Pennsylvania State University Libraries
creatorOf Goddard, Edward, 1675-1754. Sermon notes, ca.1709. Massachusetts Historical Society
creatorOf Fessenden, Benjamin, 1701-1746. Notes on sermons delivered in Massachusetts, 1722-1723. Massachusetts Historical Society
referencedIn Wheatley, Phillis, 1753-1784. Poems, 1767; 1769. American Antiquarian Society
referencedIn Phillips, Wendell, 1811-1884. Papers, 1555-1882 (bulk: 1833-1881) Houghton Library
creatorOf Sewall, Joseph, 1688-1769. Papers, 1703-1716. Massachusetts Historical Society
creatorOf Sewall, Joseph, 1688-1769. Compendium Logica, secundum principia D. Renati Descartes, Catechistico propositum, 1704?-1705? American Antiquarian Society
creatorOf Ellis, George Edward, 1814-1894. George E. Ellis papers, 1707-1872. State Historical Society of Iowa, Library
creatorOf Burt, John, 1716-1775. Notes on sermons delivered at Boston's Old South Church, 1738-1740. Massachusetts Historical Society
creatorOf Gay, Frederick Lewis, 1856-1916. Papers, ca. 1690-ca. 1890. Massachusetts Historical Society
referencedIn Harvard University Archives Photograph Collection: Portraits, ca. 1852-ca. 2004 Harvard University Archives.
creatorOf Abbot, Hull, 1702-1774. Notes on sermons delivered in Boston, 1743-1745. Massachusetts Historical Society
creatorOf Bromfield, Edward, 1648-1734. Edward Bromfield sermon notes, 1682-1803, bulk: 1682-1721. Massachusetts Historical Society
referencedIn Prince, Thomas, 1687-1758. Papers II, 1718-1748. Massachusetts Historical Society
creatorOf Sewall, Joseph, 1688-1769. List of marriages performed by Rev. Joseph Sewall, 1719 April 9-1720 Feb. 25. Boston Athenaeum
creatorOf Sewall, Joseph, 1686-1769. Latin notes, [Cambridge, Mass.], 1707. New England Historic Genealogical Society
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associatedWith Brattle, William, 1662-1717. person
associatedWith Bromfield, Edward, 1648-1734. person
associatedWith Descartes, René, 1596-1650. person
associatedWith Ellis, George Edward, 1814-1894. person
associatedWith Gay, Frederick Lewis, 1856-1916. person
associatedWith Goddard, Edward, 1675-1754. person
associatedWith Harvard College (1636-1780) corporateBody
associatedWith Harvard University corporateBody
associatedWith Harvard University. Class of 1707. corporateBody
associatedWith Loring, Israel, 1682-1772. person
associatedWith Old South Church (Boston, Mass.) corporateBody
correspondedWith Phillips, Wendell, 1811-1884 person
associatedWith Prince, Thomas, 1687-1758. person
associatedWith Third Church (Boston, Mass.) corporateBody
associatedWith Wheatley, Phillis, 1753-1784. person
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Birth 1688

Death 1769

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